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Can a 20 year old male become a professional ballet dancer?

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At 12 years of age I began my ballet dancing but gave it up at 17. Though I was really good at Ballet dancing, but I had to give it up as I never enjoyed ballet dancing. In college I am student of modern dance. Best thing about my school dancing syllabus is that we are trained in modern dancing along with classes in ballet technique. Now, to my utter surprise, I have developed sheer love for ballet dancing. Currently I am facing allot of trouble doing my turns. In childhood, I could give a 180 degree turn-out, but at this stage my turn out is limited to 120 degrees. Can you help me know; is this turn out rate satisfactory for a male ballet dancer? Please help me know, of ways to improve my turnout. Can a 20 year old male dancer start his professional career in ballet dancing?

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Mitchel

Muscles can lose their flexibility, due to extra hard work, but their stretching and relaxing ability remains the same. I would advise you to go through this ballet related online source, theballetstore.com, filled with ample amount of information related to cover stretching for turnout. It’s possible that through proper practice, you regain your flexibility.

Regarding your ambitions, to start a professional career in ballet dancing, good news is that you have the desired qualities to become one, as you have the desired training, in ballet dancing. If you are physically fit and have the guts to work hard, you can enter in to professional ballet dancing world. Though the professional ballet dancing world is really competitive, but there are many ballet dancing companies, who like to avail the services of well trained mature male ballet dancers. You are placed in a favorable situation, now it depends upon you, how you get more ballet training, since you are currently studying modern dance. I guess maximum of 5-8 ballet classes a week can help you improve your ballet dancing skills.

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